Curling-iron.



B. BISS & L. KOHN. CURLINGJRON. APPLICATION FILED AUG.25. 191a.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANOURAPH C0,. WASHINGTON, D. C

oURLING-rnoN.

Specification of Letters Batent;

Patented July 20, 1915.

fipplication filed August 25, 1913. Serial No. 786,558.

To all whom it may concern. I

Be it known that we, BENNI B188 and LnoroLD Korm, subjects of the King of Hungary, both residing at 431 EastSixtysixth street, New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Curling-Irons, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a curling iron and has as its principal object the provision of a device for the purpose mentioned which shall promote the convenience of the user and avoid, if possible, the chance of burning the user.

A second object of our invention is to provide a device in which the two portions between which the hair is clamped may be moved longitudinally with relation to each other.

A further object of our invention resides in the particular arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawing :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a curling iron made according to our invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevational and Fig. 3 a bottom-view of the same. Fig. 4: is a sectional detail view on an enlarged scale, taken on the line l4 of Fig. 2.

In the separate views the same part is designated by the same reference character.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, a-a; are three sheet iron cylinders which are mounted on round rods 7; and cZ-cl, and which are connected by two semicylindrical pieces of sheet metal such as g 'y, so as to form two grooves. The rods Z2 and cld, at one end, are integral with the shank 0 and the shank 0 is pivotally connected with another shank such as h. The shank it also has integral therewith, at one end, the round rods 7 adapted to fit into the grooves 'y'y between the cylinders 66-41 and the pivotal connection between the shanks 0 and h is such that the rods ff may be forced into register with the grooves y-y whenever desired. It will be seen, moreover, that both the shanks 0 and 70 are provided with handles 00 for the convenience of the user, which are on the opposite sides of the pivot 70 from the rods such as cZcZ and f.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 3 and l, it will be seen that the shank h is provided with an aperture 0" in which is I described herein.

mounted the rivet 7a whichserves as a pivot for the shank 0. Moreover, it will be seen that the shank c is provided with a slot or groove 9 through which the rivet 70 extends so that the shank 0 is adapted to move longitudinally on shank h.

The shank 0 is provided with-apin m on arc corresponding to that of the shank e which will also be seen to be curved. It will be seen that the rivet 70 extends up through the slot 9 and a washer s is provided which surrounds the rivet 70 within the slot g" so as to reduce friction when the shank e is moved relatively to the pivot is. It will be seen also that the rivet la is provided with an enlarged head in order to retain and protect the washers.

From the foregoing it will be seen that in using our device, the hair to be curled is laid across the cylinders aw and then the round rods f-f brought into registerwith the grooves y-y by operating the handles 0-0 on the shanks c and h. Then in order to curl or wave the hair, the handle 0 on the shank e is operated by bending around to the left, so as to approach parallelism "with the other two handles, the other two handles meanwhile being held close together. The operation of the shank 6 causes such shank to move relatively to the pin is owing to the curved groove 9 and consequently,

also moves the shank 0 giving the relative longitudinal movement between the cylinders aa and the rods ff.

It will be understood that while we have shown and described the preferred form of our device, we do not wish to be limited thereto but contemplate all modifications and rearrangements thereof which are mechanically equivalent to the form shown and Having thus described our invention, what we claim is A curling ironfcomprising, in combination, two pivoted shanks, a pin-like member on which said shanks are pivoted, clamping portions attached to said shanks for'clamping the hair to becurled, one of said tively to its point of connection with the In testimony whereof We affix our signaother of said shanks, and means for longitures in presence of two Witnesses.

tudinally shifting said shanks relatively to one another, said means including a curved 5 shank pivoted to said slotted shank and also provided With a slot, said curved shank hav- Witnesses:

ing its slot engaging the said pin-like HAZARD R. KNOWLES,

member. JOSEPH W. WUNsoH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for fine cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, C 

